Stryker, a Michigan-based global leader in medical technology, has laser-sintered a Tritanium spinal cage for use in back surgery. The…
Charles Fried prototypes 3D printed custom orthotics
Prosthetics and orthotics are moving in leaps and bounds, in large part due to 3D printing. Companies like Open Bionics…
Winning 3D printing startup rings the NASDAQ bell
TriFusion Devices, winners of the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) and manufacturers of custom 3D printed prosthetic devices, rang the…
Chinese patient gets help from 3D printed braces
65 year-old Mr. Zhang’ s left hand changed to a clenched fist and couldn’t get back because of his hematencephalon.…
North Korea claims their 3D printer can make bones
Doctors in North Korea say they are working with a new 3D printer that can reproduce bone for cosmetic surgery and…
Dubai hospitals access 3D printing for healthcare and surgery
Starting in 2017, hospitals in Dubai will introduce 3D printers to prepare surgeons for medical procedures: according to a senior…
In Utero 3D: a project helping blind parents-to-be
As someone who often takes their sight for granted, the thought of not being able to see my theoretical future…
Northwestern healing hearts with 3D printing
Researchers at Northwestern University, the same institute behind this month’s 3D printed hyperelastic bones, have now managed to 3D print…
3D printing navigation helps blind boy to see in China
Recently, Professor Li Zefu and associate Professor Li Meng from the Neurosurgery Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical…
3D Printed Medicine Set to Offer The Industry $3.89 billion by 2022
A Rapid Increase in Medical 3D Printing The relationship between 3D printing and the healthcare sector has been blossoming in…